wreck
/ˈɹɛk/noun, verb1 syllable
Wreck means: smash or break forcefully.
Synonyms for wreck6
noun, as in an accident that destroys a ship at sea
shipwreck
noun, as in a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
verb, as in smash or break forcefully
bust up, wrack
What does wreck mean?5
verb
1
smash or break forcefully“The kid busted up the car”
noun
1
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
2
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)“they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane”
3
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation“the house was a wreck when they bought it”
4
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with wreck?15
Wreck in a sentence
- After the hurricane, their house was a wreck.Source_VOA
- The wreck will stay where it is, serving as the sailors' final resting place.Hybrid
- The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.Swift
- The cause of the wreck is still unknown.CK
- We still don't know what caused the wreck.CK
- Ziri was trapped in a train wreck following an accident.Amastan
- He failed in his business and now is a total wreck.CM
- A hundred people were hurt in a train wreck.Source_VOA
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Forms of wreck
as a noun
- plural
- wrecks
as a verb
- past tense
- wrecked
- present participle
- wrecking
- third-person singular
- wrecks
- past participle
- wrecked